USNS Marie Tharp
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Maury.
USNS Marie Tharp (T-AGS-66)[1] is a Pathfinder-class oceanographic survey ship operated by the Military Sealift Command of the United States Navy. The seventh ship in her class, Marie Tharp is named for oceanographer Marie Tharp; the ship was renamed in 2023 from Maury.
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Namesake | |
Owner | United States Navy |
Operator | Military Sealift Command |
Awarded | 22 December 2009[1] |
Builder | VT Halter Marine[1] |
Laid down | 1 February 2011[1] |
Launched | 27 March 2013 [2] |
In service | February 2016 |
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Status | In Service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Pathfinder-class survey ship |
Displacement | 5,000 tons full 3,019 light[1] |
Length | 353 ft (108 m)[1] |
Beam | 58 ft (18 m)[1] |
Draft | 19 ft (5.8 m)[1] |
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The-then Maury's keel was laid on 1 February 2011 in a ceremony at the VT Halter Marine shipyard in Moss Point, Mississippi.[3] The hull was launched on 27 March 2013 and the ship was delivered on 16 February 2016.[4] Maury completed her maiden voyage in June 2016.[5]